BOONE — When Chris Petti visited her parents’ Avery County cabin as a teen, she didn’t realize just how much the North Carolina mountains would impact her. Nor could she foresee how she and her husband, Dr. Al Petti, would make their own impact on the community.
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN — As the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to burst with fall color, Grandfather Mountain invites leaf-lookers to see the brilli…
LINVILLE — A former employee who served as general manager of office operations with the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games was arrested on M…
BOONE – Brooklyn-based bluegrass music trio Damn Tall Buildings takes to the Appalachian Theatre stage on Friday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
BOONE — The Schaefer Center Presents performing arts series will welcome Tony-winning performer, writer, comedian and activist Sarah Jones in …
A Main Street house built in 1886 will get a facelift, some 4,500 square feet of new construction will materialize nearby, and other parts of …
WATAUGA — In an effort to show what Watauga County Schools was all about, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt visited …
BOONE — A Boone Town Council candidate has ended his campaign citing that it has increasingly pulled him away from what matters most — family.
Editor’s Note: This article features news and photos from past editions of the Watauga Democrat.
WATAUGA — Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman said his office is looking into claims Brian Laundrie is in the Boone area, "but nothing has been…
BOONE — It was not the longest meeting, but the Watauga County Board of Commissioners’ Tuesday, Sept. 21, meeting was productive nonetheless.
WATAUGA – North Carolina Department of Transportation officials will install all-way stops a…
BOONE — The Cottages of Boone is facing a third civil penalty in the form of a monetary fine…
RALEIGH — With National Voter Registration Day celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 28, it is no bet…
HIGH COUNTRY — The High Country regional hazard mitigation plan is in the process of being u…
The following information is courtesy of the Boone Police Department. All suspects are consi…
